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Riveting real-life television, Intervention explores the lives of people dependent on drugs, alcohol, or other destructive behaviors and the people who intervene to save them. Alissa is a compulsive gambler, addicted to 25-cent slot machines. She has lost over $30,000 while her boyfriend continues to support them...

Riveting real-life television, Intervention explores the lives of people dependent on drugs, alcohol, or other destructive behaviors and the people who intervene to save them. Alissa is a compulsive gambler, addicted to 25-cent slot machines. She has lost over $30,000 while her boyfriend continues to support them by working three jobs. This episode of Intervention also introduces us to Brian, a crystal meth user and sex addict who looks for new p...Riveting real-life television, Intervention explores the lives of people dependent on drugs, alcohol, or other destructive behaviors and the people who intervene to save them. Alissa is a compulsive gambler, addicted to 25-cent slot machines. She has lost over $30,000 while her boyfriend continues to support them by working three jobs. This episode of Intervention also introduces us to Brian, a crystal meth user and sex addict who looks for new partners every day.
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A three-year old is emulating her mother's compulsion, leading friends and family to step in.
Reality TV at its most unvarnished and gripping.
Watch as addicts and their families confront the compulsions that are destroying their lives.
Two out-of-control mothers are forced to confront their problems.
In INTERVE...

A three-year old is emulating her mother's compulsion, leading friends and family to step in.
Reality TV at its most unvarnished and gripping.
Watch as addicts and their families confront the compulsions that are destroying their lives.
Two out-of-control mothers are forced to confront their problems.
In INTERVENTION, people confront their darkest demons and seek a route to redemption. From compulsive gamblers to shopaholics, drug addicts to yo...A three-year old is emulating her mother's compulsion, leading friends and family to step in.
Reality TV at its most unvarnished and gripping.
Watch as addicts and their families confront the compulsions that are destroying their lives.
Two out-of-control mothers are forced to confront their problems.
In INTERVENTION, people confront their darkest demons and seek a route to redemption. From compulsive gamblers to shopaholics, drug addicts to young people estranged from their families, INTERVENTION features real people at the breaking point as they are confronted by friends and family. In fly-on-the-wall style, INTERVENTION captures the drama as people grapple with their demons in an attempt to chart a course to recovery.
Cristine, a wife and mother, drinks at least 18 beers a day, not stopping until she passes out. Kelly is an anorexic who weighs 93 pounds and whose 3-year-old daughter is following in her footsteps, often picking at her food or refusing to eat altogether. Watch as family and friends join forces to help these women recover their lives.
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A former high school sports star's life falls apart after he is left out of the big game.
Shattered athletic dreams lead to fractured lives.
Watch as addicts and their families confront the compulsions that are destroying their lives.
Reality TV at its most unvarnished and gripping.
In INTERVENTION, people confr...

A former high school sports star's life falls apart after he is left out of the big game.
Shattered athletic dreams lead to fractured lives.
Watch as addicts and their families confront the compulsions that are destroying their lives.
Reality TV at its most unvarnished and gripping.
In INTERVENTION, people confront their darkest demons and seek a route to redemption. From compulsive gamblers to shopaholics, drug addicts to young people estrange...A former high school sports star's life falls apart after he is left out of the big game.
Shattered athletic dreams lead to fractured lives.
Watch as addicts and their families confront the compulsions that are destroying their lives.
Reality TV at its most unvarnished and gripping.
In INTERVENTION, people confront their darkest demons and seek a route to redemption. From compulsive gamblers to shopaholics, drug addicts to young people estranged from their families, INTERVENTION features real people at the breaking point as they are confronted by friends and family.
In fly-on-the-wall style, INTERVENTION captures the drama as people grapple with their demons in an attempt to chart a course to recovery.
Sports can be more than a diversion--it can give meaning to people's lives. But when dreams die on the field, the price can be paid for a long time afterwards.
This episode of INTERVENTION opens with the saga of a former top high school athlete gets hooked on pills and beer after being emotionally devastated when he was not put into a big game against a rival school. And the mother of a former wrestling star who turned to drugs after an accident left him wheelchair-bound fears for her son's life.
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Crack has taken over the life of this gifted producer and talented musician.
Reality television at its most gripping.
Professional interventionists meet head-on two addicts on the verge of disaster.
Will an intervention put the lives of these two addicts back on track?
Millions of Americans struggle with addicti...

Crack has taken over the life of this gifted producer and talented musician.
Reality television at its most gripping.
Professional interventionists meet head-on two addicts on the verge of disaster.
Will an intervention put the lives of these two addicts back on track?
Millions of Americans struggle with addiction. Most need help to stop. In this powerful and gripping television series, people confront their darkest demons and seek a route to r...Crack has taken over the life of this gifted producer and talented musician.
Reality television at its most gripping.
Professional interventionists meet head-on two addicts on the verge of disaster.
Will an intervention put the lives of these two addicts back on track?
Millions of Americans struggle with addiction. Most need help to stop. In this powerful and gripping television series, people confront their darkest demons and seek a route to redemption. From compulsive gamblers to shopaholics to drug addicts, INTERVENTION™ profiles people whose dependencies or compulsive behaviors have brought them to a point of personal crisis and estranged them from their friends and loved ones. Each episode in the series ends with a surprise intervention staged by the family and friends of real people at their breaking point. They'll be offered a second chance. But will they take it?
Tim, 27, of Jacksonville, Florida is an accomplished producer and talented musician whose passion and creativity have propelled him into a lucrative career in the entertainment industry. He is also a crack addict. Despite a future filled with promise, his insatiable addiction, in the past two years, has destroyed nearly everything he treasures.
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Devastated by the death of his sister, Anthony turned to cocaine at age 14. That comfort has turned into a full blown $700 a week habit that is threatening his relationships and his health. This youngest son of a large Italian family is not the only person who must change. His family may need to change as well.
A...

Devastated by the death of his sister, Anthony turned to cocaine at age 14. That comfort has turned into a full blown $700 a week habit that is threatening his relationships and his health. This youngest son of a large Italian family is not the only person who must change. His family may need to change as well.
Anthony has a $700 a week crack cocaine habit.
Though employed at his family's pizzeria, they are becoming distrustful of Anthony.
Hospi...Devastated by the death of his sister, Anthony turned to cocaine at age 14. That comfort has turned into a full blown $700 a week habit that is threatening his relationships and his health. This youngest son of a large Italian family is not the only person who must change. His family may need to change as well.
Anthony has a $700 a week crack cocaine habit.
Though employed at his family's pizzeria, they are becoming distrustful of Anthony.
Hospitalized three times for collapsed veins, Anthony is in dire need of help.
The baby boy of an large Italian family, Anthony works in the family pizzeria. However, before he begins his 12-hour shift, he takes methadone. His nights see him using crack and cocaine. Hospitalized three times for collapsed veins, due to shooting drugs, he is starting to loose feeling in one hand. Soon, he may loose his friends, his family, and his life.
When he was 14, Anthony's sister died of a heroin overdose. To cope with the loss, he started taking cocaine. That experimentation saw a one-time baseball scholarship recipient turn into a junkie. The only hope for Anthony is an intervention. However, this intervention must not only involve him, but his entire family. Can everyone embrace the changes needed to make Anthony kick his addictions?
With the assistance of a qualified professional, INTERVENTION™ films the meeting that may begin to heal this fractured family.
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Ravaged by six years of alcoholism, Laney's liver is only functioning at 20%. Though she has a loving family, and vast amounts of money, she is suicidal. Her family must intervene before the alcohol or her actions take the final toll on her body.
36-year old Laney is well-spoken, outgoing, and wealthy.
Her alcoho...

Ravaged by six years of alcoholism, Laney's liver is only functioning at 20%. Though she has a loving family, and vast amounts of money, she is suicidal. Her family must intervene before the alcohol or her actions take the final toll on her body.
36-year old Laney is well-spoken, outgoing, and wealthy.
Her alcohol addiction is causing her internal organs to fail.
Drink and depression have claimed her marriage and may claim her life.
Well-spoken...Ravaged by six years of alcoholism, Laney's liver is only functioning at 20%. Though she has a loving family, and vast amounts of money, she is suicidal. Her family must intervene before the alcohol or her actions take the final toll on her body.
36-year old Laney is well-spoken, outgoing, and wealthy.
Her alcohol addiction is causing her internal organs to fail.
Drink and depression have claimed her marriage and may claim her life.
Well-spoken, opulent, and outgoing, Laney appears to have everything a person could want. Nevertheless, she has a dependency on alcohol and attention that may claim her life.
After six years of steady drinking, her liver is only functioning at 20%. The years of drink have left her too weak to properly care for herself. Her family is frustrated, but Laney is so desperate for their attention, she is willing to attempt suicide. The years of drink and depression caused the dissolution of her marriage and an intervention is necessary before alcoholism claims her life. The professionals of INTERVENTION™, assist the family throughout the process. Will Laney get help before another trip to the ICU?
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Once studying to help others as a nurse, Andrea can no longer help herself. Her crack addiction has cost her a job and possibly her self-respect. Ricky was once an honor student, star athlete, and Marine Corp police officer. Now he shoots heroin in his family's basement up to five times a day.
Andrea, 31, was a n...

Once studying to help others as a nurse, Andrea can no longer help herself. Her crack addiction has cost her a job and possibly her self-respect. Ricky was once an honor student, star athlete, and Marine Corp police officer. Now he shoots heroin in his family's basement up to five times a day.
Andrea, 31, was a nursing student, but is now a full time crack addict.
Ricky was a star athlete and Marine, but has a heroin addiction that covers a deca...Once studying to help others as a nurse, Andrea can no longer help herself. Her crack addiction has cost her a job and possibly her self-respect. Ricky was once an honor student, star athlete, and Marine Corp police officer. Now he shoots heroin in his family's basement up to five times a day.
Andrea, 31, was a nursing student, but is now a full time crack addict.
Ricky was a star athlete and Marine, but has a heroin addiction that covers a decade.
Two separate stories of addiction and the families that attempt to help.
Andrea was a former nursing student. Following in the footsteps of her mother and grandmother, she sought to enter a profession of taking care of those in need, but she is finding it increasingly difficult to care for herself. With a two year crack addiction to her credit, she is no longer in school and out of work. Her family wonders if she can care for herself again.
The Marine Corps is synonymous with discipline and control. Former Marine, Ricky clearly has an out of control heroin addiction that spans a decade. Once a star athlete and honor student, he has locked himself away in his family's basement, shooting heroin up to five times a day. Though he recognizes the problems that his addiction has caused, he is unable to stop himself. Will a family intervention get him back to realizing his lost potential?
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Your spouse is an alcoholic, and your family life is in chaos. Alcohol addiction has taken over the life of your spouse and your family. But there are things you can do while your spouse is drinking, and even if he or she stops to make things easier on your family life, and on your kids. This dramatic program take...

Your spouse is an alcoholic, and your family life is in chaos. Alcohol addiction has taken over the life of your spouse and your family. But there are things you can do while your spouse is drinking, and even if he or she stops to make things easier on your family life, and on your kids. This dramatic program takes you into the lives of real people who have embarked on the long road to recovery from addiction, and it shares the intimate struggles...Your spouse is an alcoholic, and your family life is in chaos. Alcohol addiction has taken over the life of your spouse and your family. But there are things you can do while your spouse is drinking, and even if he or she stops to make things easier on your family life, and on your kids. This dramatic program takes you into the lives of real people who have embarked on the long road to recovery from addiction, and it shares the intimate struggles of families dealing with this all too common disease. There are real tips here, solid information on how you can improve your family life until your spouse the alcoholic parent can begin to help you turn things around.
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Divorce shatters the idyllic dream of a Midwestern housewife and plunges her into a cycle of despair and dependency. This episode was featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show on Friday, May 13th.
Reality TV at its most unvarnished and gripping.
Watch as addicts and their families confront the compulsions that are destr...

Divorce shatters the idyllic dream of a Midwestern housewife and plunges her into a cycle of despair and dependency. This episode was featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show on Friday, May 13th.
Reality TV at its most unvarnished and gripping.
Watch as addicts and their families confront the compulsions that are destroying their lives.
See how the parents of a shattered woman cope with their daughter’s addiction.
In INTERVENTION, people confront t...Divorce shatters the idyllic dream of a Midwestern housewife and plunges her into a cycle of despair and dependency. This episode was featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show on Friday, May 13th.
Reality TV at its most unvarnished and gripping.
Watch as addicts and their families confront the compulsions that are destroying their lives.
See how the parents of a shattered woman cope with their daughter’s addiction.
In INTERVENTION, people confront their darkest demons and seek a route to redemption. From compulsive gamblers to shopaholics, drug addicts to young people estranged from their families, INTERVENTION features real people at the breaking point as they are confronted by friends and family. In fly-on-the-wall style, INTERVENTION captures the drama as people grapple with their demons in an attempt to chart a course to recovery.
At 24, Sara had everything she ever wanted. She'd had a fairy-tale wedding in Hawaii, a beautiful baby girl, a house, three cars, and even competed in beauty pageants. It was all destroyed by divorce. Unable to cope, Sara turned to crystal meth, and now uses every day, all day if she can. She has lost everything, including custody of her daughter, and lives in an endless cycle of drugs, stealing, lying, drug testing, and court appearances. Her family says the only hope for Sara is an intervention.
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Adam will do anything to get heroin. He regularly engages in stealing, begging, and harassing to the shock of his family. His family is hoping that an intervention will change his deviant ways. Michael is not the typical addict. However, Michael is inflicting terror in his family by using rage as a means of gettin...

Adam will do anything to get heroin. He regularly engages in stealing, begging, and harassing to the shock of his family. His family is hoping that an intervention will change his deviant ways. Michael is not the typical addict. However, Michael is inflicting terror in his family by using rage as a means of getting what he wants. His violent actions have put the family at risk for abuse. Can an intervention show Michael the destruction he is caus...Adam will do anything to get heroin. He regularly engages in stealing, begging, and harassing to the shock of his family. His family is hoping that an intervention will change his deviant ways. Michael is not the typical addict. However, Michael is inflicting terror in his family by using rage as a means of getting what he wants. His violent actions have put the family at risk for abuse. Can an intervention show Michael the destruction he is causing?
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